How it all began…

Over the past twenty years, the two of us brothers have covered the full spectrum of what this sport of running can bring. From our humble beginnings as the best third grade runners our little elementary school could offer, we discovered that our skinny little legs could actually be good at something. We might get pushed around on the football field or basketball court, but who needed the glory of those bottom tier sports when we could win all the glory in the hotshot world of elementary running clubs!

As time progressed through high school and into college with the help of phenomenal coaching and great family support we were able to experience the thrill of championships (against kids over the age of 10!) and the indescribable feeling of conditioning your body/mind into top tier shape. With these years of countless workouts, restless road trips and tiring races we also slowly began the process of becoming what we call “bipolar runners”! With this I mean each day brought a different feeling. It was either…I LOVE to do this, or…this REALLY sucks! As you can imagine, this made for a very volatile attitude about the sport.

Without realizing it, by the time our NCAA eligibility ran up we had lost the love for the sport that had meant so much to us. Instead it had become at best a job that suddenly no longer “paid the bills”, but did provide quite a few cool race t-shirts! With our lives taking us to different parts of the county and our time being filled with more important things, we hung up the flats and walked way.

It wasn’t until four years later (and about 20 pounds!) that we both started getting curious about whether we should give the running thing one more try. After a year or so of off and on training and a few random races we are ready again to see what we have left in the tank. This time though, we aren’t in it for the glory or championships (but we do still like those t-shirts!). Instead these next miles are only about discovering again the joys of running and brotherhood. Because after all life (and running) often repeats itself…